Summer in Scotland

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Summer in Scotland

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These little blighters are super smart. Years ago we were tenting and on the day we had to pack up it was raining ... not heavy but enough to have to pack wet gear.

We used umbrellas to maintain some 'happiness' and the midges thought this a good idea and joined us 'out of the rain'. Guess who got wet :flee:
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jonwallace wrote:
24 Jun 2022, 22:25
Midges
Them and clegs are two things I don't miss about my homeland!
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My head feels itchy even thinking about them!
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jonwallace wrote:
24 Jun 2022, 22:25
Midges
OK, someone answer me this:-
With so many midges at varying heights, where were all the swallows/sparrows/bats etc zooming in and out for food? :scratch:
Whales, if offered a whirling column or krill, would vacumn vertically all the way to the surface.
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ChrisGreaves wrote:
25 Jun 2022, 11:51
OK, someone answer me this:-
With so many midges at varying heights, where were all the swallows/sparrows/bats etc...
It probably wasn't filmed at around the strictly observed, standard Scottish tea time. Apart from bats, which - I believe - a nocturnal creatures.
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Leif wrote:
25 Jun 2022, 13:06
It probably wasn't filmed at around the strictly observed, standard Scottish tea time.
From my limited (two days) experience in and around Edinburgh, every clock had stopped at tea-time.
It was always time for a pot of rich tea and a plate of disgustingly addictive fresh baked scones with a tun of fresh cream and a ton of strawberry jam.
I never went back, being, at the time, afraid of the reaction of my doctor/GP.
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